Champions of these programs claim they will reduce deaths, the hard, cold numbers say otherwise.
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From Jan. 1 until July 31, B.C. has experienced 1,455 overdose deaths, compared to 1,362 in the same time period in 2022 and 1,279 in 2021. On a per capita basis, the province is on track for 46.2 deaths per 100,000 population, the highest ever recorded.Article contentThis despite the fact that B.C. has implemented every harm-reduction program that has been proposed, from safe-injection sites to safe supply and effectively making all drugs legal.
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